Veterans Are Speaking Out on the Trump Administration’s Plans to Cut the VA’s Budget
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NORFOLK, Va. — Stephen Watson served in the Marines for 22 years and receives care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for a traumatic brain injury. He supports President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk’s cost-cutting program — even if it affects the VA.
“We’re no better because we’re veterans,” said Watson, 68, of Jesup, Georgia. “We all need to take a step back and realize that everybody’s gonna have to take a little bit on the chin to get these budget matters under control.”
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“They’regoingtoputguyslikemeandmyfellowMarinesthatrelyontheVAintheground,”saidBafundo,53,wholivesinTonasket,Washington.
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